A4.2
Voltage domains
The Cortex-A76 core supports a VCPU voltage domain and a VSYS voltage domain.
The following figure shows the VCPU and VSYS voltage domains in each Cortex-A76 core and in the
DSU. The example shows a configuration with four Cortex-A76 cores.
Core 0
DSU
Core 1
Core 2
Core 3
VCPU0
VCPU1
VSYS
VCPU3
VCPU2
Figure A4-1 Cortex-A76 Voltage Domains
Asynchronous bridge logic exists between the voltage domains. The Cortex-A76 core logic and core
clock domain of the asynchronous bridge are in the VCPU voltage domain. The DSU clock domain of
the asynchronous bridge is in the VSYS voltage domain.
Note
You can tie VCPU and VSYS to the same supply if one of the following conditions is met:
• The core is configured to run synchronously with the DSU sharing the same clock.
• The core is not required to support DVFS.
A4 Power management
A4.2 Voltage domains
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